Vote for the person and the policy, not the party

p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"This is one of several guest columns that were submitted in response to this question: How do you identify yourself politically (liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican, Green, Libertarian, independent, something else or none of the above) and what does that mean to you?/pp class="MsoNormal"a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBxEoxnb_xocqN5UEpV8sZsHV9Shfcp6C2gzJ7cCAieY8Zhleu-W7Be8P_SOB-s1y9ZQB3ZP3qF22VaHti_KFQl7PxYYuhRxPVeVksLs-rRW0-k7ZxGgeiJP09rTwMx_tH-5Cy-7kvw8/s1600-h/Guest+column.jpg"img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 60px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBxEoxnb_xocqN5UEpV8sZsHV9Shfcp6C2gzJ7cCAieY8Zhleu-W7Be8P_SOB-s1y9ZQB3ZP3qF22VaHti_KFQl7PxYYuhRxPVeVksLs-rRW0-k7ZxGgeiJP09rTwMx_tH-5Cy-7kvw8/s200/Guest+column.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360696642290215922" border="0" //aspan style="font-weight: bold;"By Bob Coppedge/span/p p class="MsoNormal"I consider myself an independent, and that means to support and vote for the person and the policy, not the party. Over the years I have registered as a Democrat and as a Republican, and will register in a party when there is a candidate to support in the primary. No party has a monopoly on wisdom, and to vote the party line is to shortchange the mind all should cultivate. /p p class="MsoNormal"Frustrating indeed is the negative atmosphere that surrounds many campaigns. Respect is too often a rare commodity, especially respecting the right of others to have a different opinion, but it’s hard to respect someone who looks down on you for your different opinion. Convince me of the wisdom of your position, but in a respectful way that appeals to my mind, not my emotions. I will then be more inclined to consider your position./p p class="MsoNormal"My vote, money and recommendation go to the candidate who supports policies I support, and does so in a generally positive manner./p p class="MsoNormal"Retired from New Mexico State University, with two of my degrees from NMSU, I was raised in Hobbs and spent 10 years out of state -- in Utah, Oregon and Florida. I’ve been back in the state with NMSU for over 30 years, following local, state and federal politics. It’s a great state!/p p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"Coppedge lives in Mesilla Park./pdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23370090-5140214143549020919?l=haussamen.blogspot.com'//div

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